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Known for these resultsRole43%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 43% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio57%Bio coverage: 57% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company14%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 14% of these rows have at least one match.School43%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 43% of these rows have at least one match.
- Brandon Severin@BrandonSeverinFounder/CEO · Conductor QuantumS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Joel Pendleton@joelpendletonFounder/CTO · Conductor QuantumS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Hans MeloFounder · Menten AIW20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Tamas Gorbe@tamas_gorbeFounder · Menten AIW20Healthcare · San Francisco
- Mohammadreza RezaeeFounder · AuroraQW19Industrials · Waterloo
- Raina OlsenFounder · AuroraQW19Industrials · Waterloo
- Chad Rigetti@ChadRigettiFounder/CEO · Rigetti ComputingS14Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Brandon SeverinConductor QuantumFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/BrandonSeverinJoel PendletonConductor QuantumFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/joelpendletonHans MeloMenten AIFounderWinter 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Tamas GorbeMenten AIFounderWinter 2020HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/tamas_gorbeMohammadreza RezaeeAuroraQFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsWaterloo, Canada1—Raina OlsenAuroraQFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsWaterloo, Canada1—Chad RigettiRigetti Computing2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2014IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States51https://x.com/ChadRigetti
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Joel Pendleton
Founder/CTO·Conductor Quantum
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Conductor Quantum, building software for quantum computers. I’ve worked at many deep tech startups and research labs, exploring various quantum computing technologies — from carbon nanotubes to superconducting transmon qubits. I left my PhD at Oxford to start Conductor Quantum.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Conductor Quantum
AI that operates quantum computers for scientific discovery
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteconductorquantum.com
Team size4
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2024
Co-foundersBrandon Severin@BrandonSeverin
